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Kay Blum PhD, CRNP
Visiting Assistant Professor
355C
6-1826
Fax: 6-0344
Kblum001@son.umaryland.edu
Education:
- BSN Baylor University, Dallas, Texas 1971
- MS Texas Woman’s University, Dallas, Texas 1978
- PhD Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas 1985
- Post-Masters Program for Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, University of Maryland School of Nursing 1998
Research interests:
- Co-Investigator, Project Administrator and Nurse Practitioner for the Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration Project for Home Telemonitoring of Congestive Heart Failure Patients (2002-2006)
- Exploration of Patient’s Readiness for a Congestive Heart Failure e-Health Management Program; (2006) Co-Investigator
- “Reliability and Validity of the Organizational Climate Descriptive Questionnaire in a Nursing Setting” (1986) Principle Investigator
Recent Publications:
- Branum, K. Using Beta-Blockers in the treatment of heart failure. The Nurse Practitioner 24(11);75-77,80,83. July 1999.
- Atkinson, RC and Branum, K. Home-based disease management in congestive heart failure. Home Health Care Management & Practice.. 13(2);106-113. February 2001
- Branum, K. Management of decompensated heart failure. AACN Clinical Issues. 14(4);498-511. November 2003
- Gottlieb SS ,and Blum K. Coordinated care, telemonitoring and the therapeutic relationship: Heart failure management in the United States. Disease Management and Health Outcomes.14 suppl:1:29-31. 2006.
- Branum, K. Healing in the context of terminal illness. In PB Kritek (ed) Reflections on Healing: A Central Nursing Construct. NLN Publications. 1997.
- Blum, K. Heart Failure. In PG Morton et.al. (eds.) Critical Care Nursing: A Holistic Approach. Philadelphia. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. 2005.
- Blum, K and Gottlieb, SS Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration Project: Home Telemonitoring for Heart Failure Patients. Circulation 109(20):286.
- Blum K, Janowick F, Gottlieb SS. One Year Changes in Quality of Life for Heart Failure Patients in a Home Telemonitoring Program. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 12(6):S122. August 2006
- Krishnamurti R, Fisher ML, Robinson S, Minshall S, Cines M, Marshall J, Blum K, Gottlieb SS. Chronic Heart Rate of 90 Leads to Clinical Deterioration and Lower Ejection Fraction in Patients with Heart Failure. . Journal of Cardiac Failure. 12(6):S7 August 2006
- Markward BA, Glesser RR, Kaiser D, Baird T, Reinhardt S, Zite G, Pena II, Casey DE, Hitch JA, Blum K. Development and Evaluation of the Heart Failure Advocate Role in the Care of Patients with Chronic Heart Failure. . Journal of Cardiac Failure. 12(6):S123. August 2006.
- Blum K, Gottlieb SS. Morbidity and Mortality Benefits of Reliable Instrumental Support. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 13(6 Suppl 2): S164. August 2007.
Major Teaching Areas:
- NURS605: Advanced Health Assessment
- NURS804/840: Theoretical and Philosophical Foundations of Nursing
- NURS701 Science and Research for Advanced Nursing Practice
- Trauma/Critical Care/ED ACNP program
Major Professional Activities:
- Contributing Editor for Critical Care Nurse January 1994--December 1995
- Symposium chair and moderator Beta Blockers in Heart Failure—American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 2000
- Symposium chair and moderator Beta Blockers in Heart Failure—American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 2001
- Program planning committee Heart Failure Society of America—Annual Meeting
- Member Young Investigator’s Award Committee—American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2006-2008.
- State Liaison for Maryland for the American College of Cardiology.
- Council Member—Maryland Chapter American College of Cardiology.
- Abstract Reviewer 10th Annual Scientific Sessions, Heart Failure Society of America.
- Member Program planning committee for the ACC Scientific Sessions 2007-2009
- Member Cardiac Care Associate Committee ACC national 2007-2009
- Member 2008 ACC Quality of Care and Access Spotlight Planning Committee